Converse debuts Kurt Cobain & Greatful Dead shoes!

Converse continues its celebration of 100 years with the debut of its Fall 2008 Footwear Collection that celebrates the brand's iconic presence throughout the last ten decades and undeniable influence on pop culture. Converse pays homage to The Grateful Dead and Kurt Cobain as musicians who have transformed culture and changed the world featuring shoes designed to honor these pioneers of music who have disrupted the status quo. These latest shoes will be available at Journeys stores across the county. More InformationConverse continues its celebration of 100 years with the debut of its Fall 2008 Footwear Collection that celebrates the brand's iconic presence throughout the last ten decades and undeniable influence on pop culture. Converse pays homage to The Grateful Dead and Kurt Cobain as musicians who have transformed culture and changed the world featuring shoes designed to honor these pioneers of music who have disrupted the status quo. These latest shoes will be available at Journeys ( http://www.journeys.com/) stores across the county.

"As we continue into the second half of the Converse Century with our Fall 2008 Footwear Collection, we celebrate the originals who have never been afraid to disrupt the status quo. They are the renegades of sound, the league-changers, champions of underachievement, the paint drippers and those with flawless style. These pioneers follow what's inside and do what they believe to be right. They are the ones who have created the last 100 years of Converse history and will be the ones to define the next 100 years," said Scott Patt, Converse Global Footwear Creative Director.

Converse Fall 2008 Collection

Grateful Dead
From the beginning in 1965, the Grateful Dead set its own standards and redefined music and the live concert experience. The band's apparent disdain for the status quo enabled them to become music's most enduring success story, and what began as a freewheeling group of musicians transformed into one of the most powerful icons in American pop culture. Serving as a canvas, the collection pays homage to the Grateful Dead legacy through simple execution with detailing left to the powerful imagery and artwork for which has become forever associated with the Grateful Dead. Featuring the two artists who were at the forefront of San Francisco's renaissance of graphic poster art in the 1960s and 1970s, Alton Kelley's and Stanley Mouse's artwork is featured prominently; Skull & Roses, Europe '72 album artwork and Ice Cream Boy are three of the icon pieces featured. The famous dancing bears and Grateful Dead logo round out this amazing collection that includes Chuck Taylor® All Star® high top and oxford shoes. Available in black/blue/grenadine, black/bears, white/blue/grenadine leather, white/bears, white/grenadine/gold and white/multiple, shoes in this collection retail for MSRP $40 - $70 and will be available nationwide at specialty retailers, online at http://www.converse.com and Journeys http://www.journeys.com/ beginning in June.



Kurt Cobain
One of rock's most prolific songwriters and reluctant successes, Kurt Cobain humbly took the underground grunge movement mainstream. In the process, he changed his generation and left the world with a legacy of songs that continue to inspire generations to come. To honor this music great, Converse debuts the Kurt Cobain collection of shoes that feature artwork and scribbles borrowed from his personal notebooks. Distressed in the way Kurt Cobain wore them, the shoes provide a rarely seen glimpse into the head of this musical and lyrical genius with sketches that display his hopes, dreams and lyrics from amazing songs such as "Come As You Are". Often pictured wearing Chuck Taylor All Star, Jack Purcell or One Star? shoes, the collection includes versions of all three shoes with wear and fray detailing and Kurt Cobain's signature subtly embroidered on the shoe's outer. Available in black and white versions with lyric, notebook scribbles or distressed detailing, shoes in this collection retail for MSRP $50 - $65 and will be available nationwide at specialty retailers, online at http://www.converse.com and Journeys http://www.journeys.com/ in May.